Menkes, Jacob
Ratings
| Year |
Rank |
Edo |
Dev. |
Games |
| 1914 |
500 |
2168 | (105) | 2 |
| 1915 |
458 |
2172 | (103) | 2 |
| 1916 |
462 |
2172 | (105) | 1 |
| 1917 |
460 |
2174 | (109) | 1 |
| 1918 |
481 |
2170 | (115) | 0 |
| 1919 |
499 |
2166 | (120) | 0 |
| 1920 |
548 |
2161 | (125) | 0 |
| 1921 |
611 |
2157 | (130) | 0 |
| 1922 |
639 |
2153 | (134) | 0 |
| 1923 |
709 |
2148 | (138) | 0 |
| 1924 |
747 |
2144 | (141) | 0 |
| 1925 |
792 |
2139 | (144) | 0 |
| 1926 |
825 |
2135 | (147) | 0 |
| 1927 |
878 |
2131 | (150) | 0 |
| 1928 |
925 |
2126 | (153) | 0 |
| 1929 |
964 |
2122 | (155) | 0 |
| 1930 |
1005 |
2118 | (158) | 0 |
| 1931 |
1087 |
2113 | (160) | 0 |
| 1932 |
1132 |
2109 | (162) | 0 |
| 1933 |
1164 |
2104 | (164) | 0 |
| 1934 |
1212 |
2100 | (166) | 0 |
| 1935 |
1278 |
2096 | (168) | 0 |
| 1936 |
1269 |
2091 | (170) | 0 |
| 1937 |
1225 |
2087 | (171) | 0 |
| 1938 |
1243 |
2083 | (173) | 0 |
| 1939 |
1170 |
2078 | (174) | 0 |
| 1940 |
1036 |
2074 | (175) | 0 |
| 1941 |
1010 |
2069 | (177) | 0 |
| 1942 |
947 |
2065 | (178) | 0 |
| 1943 |
913 |
2061 | (179) | 0 |
| 1944 |
917 |
2056 | (180) | 0 |
| 1945 |
948 |
2052 | (181) | 0 |
| 1946 |
947 |
2047 | (182) | 0 |
| 1947 |
827 |
2043 | (183) | 0 |
| 1948 |
588 |
2039 | (184) | 1 |
Rating table notes
|
| Biographical data |
| Name: Menkes, Jacob |
| Born: |
| Died: |
|
| |
| References |
| Books |
| Di Felice, Chess Results, 1947-1950, page 207 |
| Sánchez, José Raúl Capablanca, page 510 |
| Periodicals |
| [BDE], vol. 77, no. 63, 5 Mar. 1917, page 8 |
| [BDE], vol. 77, no. 66, 8 Mar. 1917, page 4 |
| [NYTi], vol. 97, no. 32894, 15 Feb. 1948, page S5 |
| [NYTr], vol. 73, no. 24529, 12 Jan. 1914, page 5 |
| |
Tournament data
| New York 1914 (1) |
Rice Club - Progressive Club Match |
| | | | | | |
|
Menkes, J. - Turover, I.S. |
1 - 0 |
| | | |
| New York 1914 (8) |
Manhattan Club - Progressive Club Match |
| | | | | | |
|
Menkes, J. - Schneider, A.F. |
0 - 1 |
| | | |
| New York 1915 (4) |
Manhattan Club - Progressive Club Match |
| | | | | | |
|
Menkes, J. - Clark, J.L. |
1 - 0 |
| | | |
| New York 1915 (6) |
Brooklyn Club - Progressive Club Match |
| | | | | | |
|
Menkes, J. - Cass, A.C. |
0 - 1 |
| | | |
| New York 1916 (2) |
Manhattan Club - Progressive Club Match |
| | | | | | |
|
Menkes, J. - Raubitschek, Ro. |
0 - 1 |
| | | |
| New York 1917 (5) |
Manhattan Chess Club - Progressive Club Match |
| | | | | | |
|
Menkes, J. - Simonson, G. |
1 - 0 |
| | | |
| Amsterdam and New York 1948 |
Amsterdam - New York Radio Match |
| | | | | | |
|
Menkes, J. - Muller, W.C.A.L. |
1 - 0 |
| | | |
| Player information updated: 11 Jun. 2026 |
|
